Electrospinning spinneret: A bridge between the visible world and the invisible nanostructures
Wenliang Song, Yunxin Tang, Cheng Qian, Bumjoon J. Kim, Yaozu Liao, Deng‐Guang Yu
Abstract
Fabricating novel structures allows for the development of innovative technologies in nanoscience. The methods to fabricate nanomaterials can be categorized based on the key elements determining the final structures of the materials. Electrospinning exhibits unparalleled advantages in the fabrication of nanofiber-based structures by benefitting from the effective interactions between the electrostatic energy and working fluids on a spinneret. As a convergence point of fluids and energy, the structure of the spinneret nozzle plays an important role in the working process and the resulting quality of the fibrous structures.
Topics & Concepts
ElectrospinningMaterials scienceNanotechnologyNanofiberFabricationNanostructureNanomaterialsPorosityTemplateComposite materialPolymerAlternative medicineMedicinePathologyElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical ApplicationsAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsElectrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics